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Portage Lake Public Beach
4.4★ · 64 Google ratings · Portage Lake, Maine
✓ Short walk✓ Good for kids✓ Restrooms
At a glance
Parking
Not mapped
Walk
110 ft · under a minute
Restrooms
Yes
Children
Reported good for young kids
Length
175 yd of shoreline
Sand
40 ft from the water to the back
Crowds
Quietest Mon 2pm
Map of Portage Lake Public Beach
Guide
Good to know
Reported good with little kids
Visitors often mention shallow or calm water. This is what reviewers report, not a safety assessment.Mentioned by 6 visitors · 2016–2026
Bring water shoes for rocky beach
The shoreline is rocky, though the water bottom transitions to sand once you wade.
Expect geese and waterfowl droppings
Goose waste covers the lawn area despite vegetation meant to deter them.
Arrive early on warm weekends
The parking lot fills during peak hours on hot days.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
65°F · overcast
Wind
3 mph from the SW
UV index
6 peak today
Last updated Aug 20, 5:35 AM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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Questions
Common questions
How far is the walk to the water at Portage Lake Public Beach?
110 ft in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, under a minute. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Portage Lake Public Beach have restrooms?
No restrooms are mapped within 600 m on OpenStreetMap. That means nobody has mapped any, which is not the same as there being none.
When is Portage Lake Public Beach least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Mon 2pm and the busiest at Sat 3pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
